Brazil's Vale says will take years for Rio Doce river to recover

RIO DE JANEIRO Nov 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's Vale SA
said on a conference call on Monday it would take
several years for the Rio Doce river to recover after it was
flooded with mud from a burst tailings dam run by Samarco, a
joint venture between Vale and BHP Billiton.
(Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer)